John lamb



JOHN; LAMB, or '.TEFFERSONV'ILLE, NE'VWYORIL Lmers'javmm.79,662,414@ July 7, 186s.

IMPROVED WASHING-MACHINE.

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Vtro ALL WH'oM Ir MAY CONCEnN;

Be it known that I, JOHN LAMBof-` Jetersonville, in the county ofsullivsn, end State oi-NeW York, have invented certain newY and useful 4Improvements in Washing-Machines; and I do hereby declare that the following'is n-"fullfclear, und exact description thereof, reference being` h'ad to the accompanyingA drawings, und to the lett-ers of reference marked thereon, which form 'a part of`this specifichtion, in whichv Figurel is a plan view, and

Figure 2 a, transverse verticl section. The nu't'ure oi this invention `consists in the employment of a.A cylinder, provided with strips-of India. rubber set in' sadeylinder edgewise, in combination with a vibrating beating-rod, arranged substantially as hereinafter set forth. l

. YTo enable others' skilled in the nrt to make and use my invention, I will now describe its construction and operation.l l

A represents a. common washtub,ne`r the centre ofwhich is pivoted or hung the-cylinder B. 'One-of the 'journals of the cylinder maybe the crank, d, which is adjustable, thus enablingv the cylinderlt be removedwhcn desirable. e e represent strpsof'ndia. rubber, secured longitudinally and edgewise in cylinder B. g represents a stationary rod,'around'each end of which are the spiral springs h lz,- pa-rtially shown in fig. 2. One end ofrthese springs isturned up and rmly secured to the vibrating-rod This rod may be either uted or smooth .p

The operation' is simply to supply the tub with water, and drew the clothing between the cylinder B and the vibreting-rod z', which will, by their action, thoroughly cleanse them;` without tearing or injuring them in any'way. I n i What I claim :is new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- The cylinder B, when provided with strips of India rubber, in the manner set forth, in combination with the luted vbratory rod Aarrafngedl and operted as and forv the purpose set forth. I A i vIn testimony that I clim the foregoing as my own, I- ailix my sig-nature, in presence of vtwo witnesses.

" A JDHN LAMB.

Witnesses i LEANDE'R M. YoUNe, Josua SMITH. 

